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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 294 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 98.61 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 294
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 91st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 98.61 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 7.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gopalpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 7.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.6 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 554. That makes it the 91st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Gopalpur village has 294 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 98.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 7.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aral (3.2 km), Nischintapur (3.8 km) and Bejora (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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